Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha blasted May Day protests as “so pure” in their irony, pointing to anti-billionaire demonstrations funded by wealthy backers.
“Workers over billionaires participating in protests funded by billionaires,” Concha said on Fox News’s Fox Report With Jon Scott on Saturday. “The irony is so pure that you could snort it.”
The protests took place in cities across the country, and organizers framed the demonstrations as part of International Workers’ Day, focusing on labor rights, unions, and opposition to corporate power.
The discussion comes as some Democrats, including Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), have expressed discomfort with elements of the protests and the broader direction of the party’s more liberal section.
Concha said the scale and coordination behind these protests undermine claims that they are purely grassroots responses to President Donald Trump and his policies.
“It’s all in this attempt to portray this resistance to Trump as something that’s
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